#Satspanks – Held captive

I’m sharing a snippet from my WiP, In Enemy Hands, which is due out this week. Set during the turbulent times of the English Civil War, Hester, a Royalist has surrendered her home to Daniel, Captain of a troop of Dragoons. Her failed attempts at espionage have resulted in her being held captive in her bedroom. I think she wishes he’d come up with a different punishment.

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She gave him a curtsey. As he reached the door, she had to speak. “Why didn’t you spank me? I mean, wouldn’t it make you feel better, to punish me?”

He turned to face her, frowning. “You don’t think locking you up is punishment?”

“Yes, but… I assume you’ve locked me up to stop me running away and speaking about what I read.” She remained on her feet.

“I don’t know if I can trust you again.”

“I can’t promise, Daniel, you know I can’t. What would you do in my shoes? Would you abandon your cause, your family’s honour?”

“I would know when my cause was lost, to accept things as they are and not to fight an unnecessary battle.”

Her shoulders slumped. He didn’t understand. Didn’t he have a family home to protect? She still knew so little about him.